The only time more memory will be good is if you do a lot of cpu and memory intensive things like encoding or cad stuff but if all you are is a general computer user who surfs/web/ and games a bit 2gb is perfectly fine!

Number 2. Better latencies at less voltage? Almost certainly better chips in those Mushkin's, probably with some headroom to play with, if you're so inclined. It'll be quite some time before 4 GB isn't enough for a regular desktop. I'm a chronic parts collector myself, but I honestly don't see the need for 8 GB of RAM, unless I was planning on another cheap build up in the near future.

Are you sure?

It is the same price.

But the Mushkin are better overclockers I hear.

But is it worth buying 4gb of slightly faster ram when it is possible to get 8gb of slower ram for the same price?

Seriously, I don't see the point of getting 8 GB. With what you do on your computer, 8 GB will give ZERO improvement over 4 GB, whereas the faster memory CAN help. Aside from that, budget RAM really isn't the kind of thing worth stockpiling.

Seriously, I don't see the point of getting 8 GB. With what you do on your computer, 8 GB will give ZERO improvement over 4 GB, whereas the faster memory CAN help. Aside from that, budget RAM really isn't the kind of thing worth stockpiling.

4gb will give 0% of difference over 2gb unless you have a demand for it.

Agreed. But that 'demand' is far more feasible. Particularly with Vista, you can pretty much kiss nearly a GB goodbye up front, even with tweaking, and using up another GB isn't particularly hard. Hence, the case for 4 GB.

Why not put that cash that's burning a hole towards a shiny new graphics card or what have you.

EDIT- or replace your current RAM for something reasonable.

I am saving for Nvidia's upcoming 9 series.

Right now, I have an EVGA 7600GT.

And how is $146 for 8GB of PC6400 ram "not reasonable". It is a great deal.

I use Vista, and if I am correct, it does aggressive caching. Therefore, it should have the ability to cache an entire game (~4GB) into the memory. That would drastically improve load times, and maybe few added frames. No?